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The Shag:Billy Graves.
#53 on BB Hot 100 on MONUMENT 
Records in 1959..(It was banned by BBC in UK.) 
INTRO:  D   G   D   G  
#1.
CWell, I went to the party feeling bad, Gthinking it 
would Dbe a Gflop..(flop, flop.)
My Cgood loving baby had stood me up and I Gdidn't 
wanna Ddo The GBop..(bop bop)..I didn't wanna Ddo The GBop.
#2.
I Cstood in a corner all alone, Gwatching 'em Ddo The GDrag.. 
(what a drag!)
When the Cqueen of the hop Strolled up to me and Gasked me 
if I Dknew how to GShag..(knew how to Shag)..asked me if I 
Dknew how to GShag.
#3.
Well, I Cknew how to Walk..I knew how to Slop..I Gknew how to 
DPogo, Gtoo (Pogo.)
DI could CChicken Hop and Cha Cha Cha, but The GShag was Dtotally 
Gnew..(shag shag)..The Shag was Dtotally Gnew.
#4.
She said, 'CCome on, man, let's burn up the floor..The GShag is 
Deasy to Gdo..(shag, shag.)
She Cshowed me how, and in no time at all, GI was DShagging, Gtoo.. 
(me, too)..I was DShagging, Gtoo.
INTERLUDE: 
 C   Am  C.. G  
 C  G.. D   G   C  
G.. C   G   D  G  
#5.
Yeah, CI'm so glad that I met that doll, now I GShag instead of Bop..
(bop bop.)
CI'm her king and she's my queen when Gwe go Dto The GHop (hop, hop)..
When we go Dto The GHop.
We DShag instead of GBop..(bop, bop)..we GShag inDstead of GBop.
OUTRO:
GThe Shag is Dtotally Gcool..(shag shag)..The Shag is Dtotally Gcool.
The Shag is Dtotally Gcool..(Fade.)
A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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The Shag Is Totally Cool

by Billy Graves

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The Shag:Billy Graves.

#53 on BB Hot 100 on MONUMENT

Records in 1959..(It was banned by BBC in UK.)

D G D G

INTRO:

#1.

C G

Well, I went to the party feeling bad, thinking it

D G

would be a flop..(flop, flop.)

C G

My good loving baby had stood me up and I didn't

D G D G

wanna do The Bop..(bop bop)..I didn't wanna do The Bop.

#2.

C G D G

I stood in a corner all alone, watching 'em do The Drag..

(what a drag!)

C G

When the queen of the hop Strolled up to me and asked me

D G

if I knew how to Shag..(knew how to Shag)..asked me if I

D G

knew how to Shag.

#3.

C G

Well, I knew how to Walk..I knew how to Slop..I knew how to

D G

Pogo, too (Pogo.)

D C G D

I could Chicken Hop and Cha Cha Cha, but The Shag was totally

G D G

new..(shag shag)..The Shag was totally new.

#4.

C G

She said, 'Come on, man, let's burn up the floor..The Shag is

D G

easy to do..(shag, shag.)

C G D G

She showed me how, and in no time at all, I was Shagging, too..

D G

(me, too)..I was Shagging, too.

INTERLUDE:

C Am C G

C G D G C

G C G D G

#5.

C G

Yeah, I'm so glad that I met that doll, now I Shag instead of Bop..

(bop bop.)

C G D G

I'm her king and she's my queen when we go to The Hop (hop, hop)..

D G

When we go to The Hop.

D G G D G

We Shag instead of Bop..(bop, bop)..we Shag instead of Bop.

OUTRO:

G D G D G

The Shag is totally cool..(shag shag)..The Shag is totally cool.

D G

The Shag is totally cool..(Fade.)

A fifties smash from Kraziekhat.

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